Adjustable holder for pocket electric lamps.



DE WITT S. ADLER.

ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR POCKETELECTRIC LAMPS. APPLICATION FILED IAN.I4.1915.

1, 144,087. Patented June 22, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DE WITT SELEGNIAN .ADLER, 0F ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THEMETALYTE COMPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR POCKET ELECTRIC LALIIS.

Application filed January 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DE WIT'I S. ADLER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Allston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Holdersfor Pocket Electric Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for supporting small electric lamps,usually operated by storage batteries, such as are now on the market,and'holding them in different positions of adjustment either whenattached to the clothing of the user, or when resting upon a table orsimilar support. h

The best form of apparatus embodying my invention at present known to meis illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which- Figure1, is a face view of the holder with the lamp at right angles to thebase plate, Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the same construction withthe lamp at approximately 45 degrees inclination to the base plate, andFig. 3, is a perspective view of the holder, without the lamp, arrangedto rest upon a table or similar support.

Throughout the drawings like reference characters indicate like parts.

1, represents the base'plate, which can be made of a thin but stifi'sheet of metal of proper size. Preferably this is provided with atriangular opening 2, which serves as a buttonhole by which the platemay be suspended from a coat button or any similar support.

3, 3, are hook-shaped pins pivoted to the plate near the upper cornersthereof by eyestuds 4, 4, or equivalent hinging devices,

said pins being so located that when swung outwardly and downwardly withreference to the plate, the free ends of the hooks will pass around theedges of the plate to the rear thereof, as well shown in Fig. 2, so thatthese pins may be inserted into a garment of the wearer and theapparatus held in any position on his person. On the face of the plate,and preferably near the lower end thereof, are located two brackets 5,5,

provided with slots 6, 6, through the agency of which they may be heldin various posi- Spccification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1915.

Serial No. 2,293.

tions of adjustment on the plate 1, by means of screws 7, 7, orequivalent fastening devices. These. brackets are provided with hingepintles 8, 8, by means of which oppositely disposed semicircular clamps9, 9, are hinged to said brackets, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Theseclamps are so spaced as to receive a standard form of electric flashlamp 10, and grip it between them with a slight yielding pressure. Thehinge members are so constructed as to produce friction suflicient tohold the clamps and contained lamp in different positions of adjustment,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In operation, the lamp is slipped in betweenthe clamps 9, 9, as Wellshown inFig. 2, and the base plate 1, may then be attached to thegarments of the user by slipping the triangular opening 2, over aconvenient button or by hooking the pins 3, 3, into the garment. If, onthe other hand, it is desired to set the lamp down upon anyapproximately horizontal support, the pins 3, 3, are turned up, as shownin Fig. 3, and the plate 1, laid down upon the support in approximatelythe position shown in Fig. 3.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. An adjustable support forpocket elec tric lamps or the like comprising in combination, a plate,hook-shaped pins attached thereto, and two oppositely disposed springclamps hinged to the plate by a friction hinge whereby they may be heldin differ- .ent angular positions with reference to the plate.

2. An adjustable support for pocket electric lamps or the likecomprising in combination, a plate having a triangular opening therein,and two oppositely disposed spring clamps hinged to the plate by afriction hinge whereby they may be held in differ ent angular positionswith reference to the plate.

3. An adjustable support for pocket electric lamps or the likecomprising in combination, a plate, hook-shaped pins attached thereto byhinges upon the upper surface of the plate located adjacent to the edgesthereof in such position that the free ends of the hooked pins may beswung over said edges, and two oppositely disposed spring attached to'itnear the other endand a pair clamps hinged to the plate. of springclamps hinged, one to each 4:. An ad uStable support for pocket elec-'bracket.

trio lamps or the like comprising in combi- DE WITT SELEGNIAN ADLER.

' nation a-plate having a central triangular Witnesses:

opening and hook-shaped pins hinged to it OSCAR J. WILE, at one end, apair of brackets adjustably GUSTAV M. Jos'r.

